Deadline: July 1Opening event in Hamburg on August 13Online voting from August 13 to September 24Closing event and award show in Tel Aviv on October 110,000 Euros prize moneyNew category for digital animations with a political message

As of today, digital filmmakers throughout the world may submit their films to the Bitfilm Festival to win one of the five prestigious Bitfilm Awards. Only the best 3D animations, digital hybrids, Machinima movies and Realtime demos submitted online until July 1 will be selected by the Bitfilm team to compete in a worldwide election on the Internet.

The Bitfilm Festival will start with an opening event in its hometown Hamburg (Germany) on August 13. It will end with a closing event including the award show in Tel Aviv on October 1. Israel's economic and cultural power centre celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. It is a Bitfilm festival city for the first time.